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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2018 Honda Pilot Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
3%of 440 total for the year
Median mileage
15,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the visibility of the 2018 Honda Pilot, 3% of the 440 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Since the transmission was replaced at 12,181 miles in june 2019 on a 2018 Honda Pilot elite, other issues have popped up. The forward collision system has gone off twice on a 2 lane state highway. In both cases, I was on a 2 lane highway going about 50 miles an hour with no cars in front of me for at least a mile or two, no vehicles coming the other way, on a straight part of the road, nothing in the road and nothing on the side of the road. …”

NHTSA complaint #11233482, filed 2019-07, 13,350 miles

“Highway driving, apparently a small stone hit the windshield. (picture attached) and the windshield cracked. The stone in barley 1/4 inch in size. This is not unusual situation, a windshield should not crack, this is a normal driving situation. The ism's windshield is on back order, and will take 4 weeks to receive, as only Honda can recalibrate this at this time, they will only recalibrate an oem windshield.”

NHTSA complaint #11155614, filed 2018-12, 15,000 miles

“After only a few months of ownership and roughly 6,500 miles my windshield has two large cracks in it from rocks hitting it. It just seems a bit ridiculous that these windshields are so susceptible to damage in such a small amount of time.”

NHTSA complaint #11297108, filed 2020-01, 6,500 miles

“Driver side mirror has been vibrating since my purchase of the vehicle. Today the mirror glass has separated from the mirror housing while driving causing me to lose the ability to use this mirror. There is an open recall for the 2020-2021 production years of this vehicle for this same issue which should be extended to the include the 2016-2019 range as well.”

NHTSA complaint #11707576, filed 2025-12

“My Honda Pilot’s Sunroof exploded and sounded like a gunshot. Today March 30 while I was driving to pick up an order at Walmart around 7:50 pm. It wasn’t too windy, no cars were in front of me and suddenly I heard a big loud noise followed by wind blowing, my first thought was that I had a tire that popped but then when I checked the pressure on them and everything was fine after I got into the Walmart parking lot and parked. I was able to see the big hole in my sunroof. …”

NHTSA complaint #11651641, filed 2025-03

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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025146%
202476%
2023118%
202242%
2021317%
202082%
2019243%
2018113%
2017172%
2016131%
201576%
201411%
201341%
201253%
2011165%
201055%
200932%
200854%
200773%
200631%
200561%
2004122%
2003152%

Other parts of the 2018 Honda Pilot

Engine
157 complaints
Fuel system
125 complaints
Electrical system
85 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
78 complaints
Other or unknown
74 complaints
Vehicle speed control
23 complaints
Body and structure
17 complaints
Seat belts
12 complaints
Brakes
10 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
10 complaints
Engine cooling
8 complaints
Seats
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Honda Pilot

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology